Plum (8B56BD) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Plum"

Purple · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Color of mystery and creativity. Evokes luxury, spirituality and originality.

✨ Uses

Luxury, beauty, spirituality, creative tech, gaming.

Tip

Plum pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8B56BD

RGB rgb(139, 86, 189)

HSL hsl(271°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:26% M:54% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.1588

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.04:1

Aa — #8B56BD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.16:1

Aa — #8B56BD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B56BD #88BD56

Analogous

#5856BD #8B56BD #BD56BC

Triadic

#8B56BD #BD8B56 #56BD8B

Split-comp.

#8B56BD #BCBD56 #56BD58

Tetradic

#8B56BD #BD5856 #88BD56 #56BCBD

Monochromatic

#241830 #583974 #8B62B2 #A484C2 #CAB7DC

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